The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-11-10
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Counterfeit postal cards are in cir
culation.
Thursday, November "a, is Thanks
giving day.
The new church at Mcclure will be
dedicated on Dec. 4, 1887. See an
nouncemsnt in next issue.
Newton Bachman shot an unusual
ly large mink in Bowers Dam on
Friday last.
s.. s. Walter who spent the Summer
near Bellsville, Ohio, returned home
Friday of last week.
The farm belonging to the estate OF
Daniel Kohns, late Of Centre township,
decd, containing II acres was sold to
Willis Straub, on the Goth ult., for
S1sO7.
ID. A. Kern Is putting up the pret-
tiest d welling house in Snyder county.
We need some moro such men like
Aaron in Middleburgh-men who are
not afraid to carry out their designs.
The election is over, which is to say
that two thirds Of all who took All
active part in it knew jNst exactly
what the result would be two weeks
before election.
The Executor Of VIM. Steimling late
of Franklin township, will expose to
public sale on the premises miles
west Of Middleburgh the personal pro
perty belonging to said estate Satur-
day, Dec. Q at 10 o'clock.
Samuel Boganrief is confined to his
bed with. bilious fever. He had the
contract for putting the tin roof on
ID. A. Kern's new house, but owing
to his i'll health has turned the work
oyerto Jacob ii. Rhoads, who, by
the way, is making u very artistic job
Of it.
The Rev. j. G. Bucher of Lewisburg,
father of our President Judge, declares
our story about Joe's campaign
speech a fib. We are sorry to hear it,
ms we know OF no one who better en-
ioys Joke than the Judge, nor Of one
who is more able to bear one on him
self than he.
DR.. Nipple, John J.. Cooper, ID. n.
App. John j. Richter, Charles Miller
FL. Schoch and Harry Schoch al of
Selinsgrove will apply 10 the Covers
nor for charter 10 incorporate
The Selinsgrcve Creamery, to be
located nj Selinsgrove, Pa"
Some fellow who was too proud to
beg and too honest to steal (?) recent
iy made big haul on the people OF
Nswton Hamilton by selling them Il
"mixture" to polish up furniture at
% cent n quart which vas afterwards
found to be pure coalou.
A number Of farmers in Cumberland
county, were swindled out OF snug
sum of money recently bya man
named Martin, who said that he was
a cattle dealer Of Harrisburg and WAS
looking for farm. He worked tho
check dodge. 1t was the old story
misplaced confidence.
The Philadelphia Times pertinent
ly remarks +: This is the time OF year
when the farmer who does not take IL
newspaper, because he cannot afford
IL. meet with two or three travelling
confidence men, and gets cheated out
OF enough money in one day to pay
for his subscription to half dozen
daily papers from every state in the
union.
The Supreme Conrt at Pittsburg on
the 18th ult., rendered an opinion af>
firming the decision Of Judge Living
ston, of Lancaster county, In the case
OF Evans VS.. Philleppe, ct. al, in
which case Judge Livingston had de-
clared the tax collector law uncon-
stitutional. This decision will render
the exercises of the function OF these
officers, where they are acting, illegal,
The Corn-cracker Minstrels are or
ganizing andgiving weekly serenades.
The editor was favored on Saturday
evening with enc OF their visits and
although they did not have the
cork-stain on they made very fine
music. After they get proficient
in the plantation melodies they will
give a series Of concerts.
Town Council stand up Are you
going to devote this fine weather to
, building sidewalks for the accommo-
dation Of persons out side OF ths
borough and leave the mud holes in
our pavemsnts all cooked and primed
with lose bricks and fiag-stones to
SQUIRT muddy water up your Official
pant-legs for another year Come
down to business. You have done
nobly-do it some more.
1t is perhaps not generally known
among soldiers that Congress passed
an act on July %, 1861, providing for
ahundrsd dollar bounty for volun'
tesrs. OF this bounty $25 was paid In
advance to volunteers, and the bal
ance IL still due those who have not
received 1t. Mr.. James @. Grimes OF